Isaiah 26:10

Isaiah 26:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Let favour be shewed to the wicked, yet will he not learn righteousness: in the land of uprightness will he deal unjustly, and will not behold the majesty of the Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)But when grace is shown to the wicked, they do not learn righteousness; even in a land of uprightness they go on doing evil and do not regard the majesty of the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)If favor is shown to the wicked, he does not learn righteousness; in the land of uprightness he deals corruptly and does not see the majesty of the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Let grace be shown to the wicked, Yet he will not learn righteousness; In the land of uprightness he will deal unjustly, And will not behold the majesty of the Lord.

Context of Isaiah 26:10

8Lord, we show our trust in you by obeying your laws; our heart’s desire is to glorify your name. 9In the night I search for you; in the morning I earnestly seek you. For only when you come to judge the earth will people learn what is right. Your kindness to the wicked does not make them do good. Although others do right, the wicked keep doing wrong and take no notice of the Lord’s majesty. 11O Lord, they pay no attention to your upraised fist. Show them your eagerness to defend your people. Then they will be ashamed. Let your fire consume your enemies. 12Lord, you will grant us peace; all we have accomplished is really from you.

Isaiah 26:10 word by word

יֻחַ֤ן רָשָׁע֙ בַּל־לָמַ֣ד צֶ֔דֶק בְּאֶ֥רֶץ נְכֹח֖וֹת יְעַוֵּ֑ל וּבַל־יִרְאֶ֖ה גֵּא֥וּת יְהוָֽה׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Let favour be shewedחָנַןchânan · be graciousH2603
• to the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
• will he notבַּלbal · notH1077
• learnלָמַדlâmad · to learn: learnH3925
• righteousnessצֶ֫דֶקtsedeq · righteousnessH6664
• in the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of uprightnessנְכֹחָהnekôchâh · uprightH5229
• will he deal unjustlyעָוַל‛âval · to act unjustlyH5765
• beholdרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• the majestyגֵּאוּתgê'ûth · majestyH1348
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Isaiah 26:10

• Isaiah 63:9In all their suffering he also suffered, and he personally rescued them. In his love and mercy he redeemed them. He lifted them up and carried them through all the years.
• Exodus 8:15But when Pharaoh saw that relief had come, he became stubborn. He refused to listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the Lord had predicted.
• Exodus 9:34But when Pharaoh saw that the rain, hail, and thunder had stopped, he and his officials sinned again, and Pharaoh again became stubborn.
• Deuteronomy 32:15“But Israel soon became fat and unruly; the people grew heavy, plump, and stuffed! Then they abandoned the God who had made them; they made light of the Rock of their salvation.
• 1 Samuel 15:17And Samuel told him, “Although you may think little of yourself, are you not the leader of the tribes of Israel? The Lord has anointed you king of Israel.
• Psalms 106:43Again and again he rescued them, but they chose to rebel against him, and they were finally destroyed by their sin.
• Proverbs 1:32For simpletons turn away from me—to death. Fools are destroyed by their own complacency.
• Ecclesiastes 3:16I also noticed that under the sun there is evil in the courtroom. Yes, even the courts of law are corrupt!
• Hosea 13:6But when you had eaten and were satisfied, you became proud and forgot me.
• Romans 2:4Don’t you see how wonderfully kind, tolerant, and patient God is with you? Does this mean nothing to you? Can’t you see that his kindness is intended to turn you from your sin?
• Revelation 2:21I gave her time to repent, but she does not want to turn away from her immorality.
• Isaiah 2:10Crawl into caves in the rocks. Hide in the dust from the terror of the Lord and the glory of his majesty.
• Isaiah 24:5The earth suffers for the sins of its people, for they have twisted God’s instructions, violated his laws, and broken his everlasting covenant.
• Isaiah 27:13In that day the great trumpet will sound. Many who were dying in exile in Assyria and Egypt will return to Jerusalem to worship the Lord on his holy mountain.
• Psalms 78:54He brought them to the border of his holy land, to this land of hills he had won for them.
• Psalms 143:10Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. May your gracious Spirit lead me forward on a firm footing.

Commentaries on Isaiah 26:10

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Let favor be showed to the wicked - This is designed as an illustration of the sentiment in the previous verse - that judgments were needful in order that wicked people might be brought to the ways of righteousness. The truth is general, that though wicked people are favored with success in their enterprises, yet the effect will not be to lead them to the ways of virtue and religion. How often is this illustrated in the conduct of wicked people! How often…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-11Verses 5-11 The way of the just is evenness, a steady course of obedience and holy conversation. And it is their happiness that God makes their way plain and easy. It is our duty, and will be our comfort, to wait for God, to keep up holy desires toward him in the darkest and most discouraging times. Our troubles must never turn us from God; and in the darkest, longest night of affliction, with our souls must we desire him; and this we must wait and pray…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10God has shown kindness to those who do wrong. Even though they deserve judgment (see also Romans 2:4; 2 Peter 3:9), he has been patient and forgiving and has blessed them. However, one day, time will run out.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. uprightness--rather, as in Is 26:7, "prosperity," answering to "favor" in the parallelism, and in antithesis to "judgments in the earth" (Is 26:9); where prosperity attends the wicked as well as the just, "he will not learn righteousness," therefore judgments must be sent that he may "learn" it [Maurer].Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 26:10

• Blindness
• Impenitence
• Injustice
• Wicked (People)

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Commentaries on Isaiah 26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings